Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-20
4 RUNAWAY RACE.
One Of tho Horses ct Dear LOdeo Breaks
Away and Makes q Tour
OF the Town.
But There Were Some Rattlinx GooA
Races all tho Samo-Rosult Of
the Days Sport-Other
Sporting Events.
The Door Lodge Raoes,

The Deer Lodge Races.
DEER LODGE, August 17.-[special to
The Miner.]-There was an appreciable in.
crease in the attendance of the races to.
day, the grand stand being we'll filed.
There is quite q large attendance from both
Butte and Helena, and about thirty cam
in from New Chicago. Orton's band is here
furnishing the music for the races, and
hacks from Butte and Helena are on hand
to prevent the local hackmen from makina
too much money out Of the crowd. There
is an improvement in the races, as com.
pared with yesterday, there not being &c
much jobbing.
The first race was q
THREE-QUARrER III DASH
between Babb's Duffy Winters. Blevin'a
Basil and Hammond's Turner. Winters
sold favorite two to one against the field.
At the start Turner had the advantage by
a length, which he kept to the turn into the
home stretch, wher the favorite, who had
and took the pol". Basil also began com.
ing up from third place, and at the middle
OF the stretch Overhauled Turner and
made q gallant but unsuccessful drive fol
the lead, coming in q half length behind
Winters, with Turner q half dozen lengths
to the rear. Time, 1:19.
THE rHREE-M1NurE rRor
was called next. The entries were SCOTS
Fantasia, Hanley's PAGER, Sunshine, and
BIake's Lady Don. While warming for the
heat Fantasia showed the appropriateness
of her name by kicking her sulky to pieces,
throwing and trampliDg upon the man who
was holding her, jumping the fence and
leaving for town in a hurry. While she was
being hunted up and brought back, q
MATCHED QUARTER MILL DASH
for $3.50 a side between Kirkendall's Null
doom and Hammond's Sorrel Charly was
run. - The horses stood about even in
point of betting. It was a very pretty and
closely contested race, and was made in sx-
cellent time. the horses made an even
start and came down the stretch under
whip and spur, noses wen. At the wire
they were 30 nearly even, that pending the
decision by the judges there was q good
deal OF betting as to which would get it.
The decision was in Sorrel Charley's favor
and the time hung out was 22A. Charley
carried 1873 pounds.
THE FREE-FoR-ALL
was next called. There we're but two en-
tries-Rolla and Velox. No pools could be
sold against Rolla on the first heat.
The horses were sent of to a good start,
Rolla having the pole. On the lower turn
Velox broke, and Rolla drew ahead slightly.
She led by two lengths through the back
stretch and made it three in the upper
turn. In the home stretch Velox did some
good footing and was within q length Of the
leader when the distance flag was passed.
Here he INDUCED in q little running. gaining
by it and coming in with his nose at Rolla's
shoulder. Time. 2:34.
Second heat-Velox o found some
hackers who risked three to ten. An even
start was made, Rolla soon taking the
lead and holding it throughout. At The
outcome Velox made a fine squirt but failed
to get in ahead by a neck. Time, 2-35h.
Third beat-The horses were sent of
even and VeIox again fell behind on the
lower turn. In the back stretch. however,
he came on and pulled in abreast OF Rolla,
but lost again in the upper turn. In the
last of the home stretch, however, he o
a position on Rolla's wheel and came in in
that order. Time, 2:41A. This gave Rolla
the race in three straight heats.
THE RUNAWAY MAR
having been brought back, the first heat Of
the three minute trot was called. To-day
Don sold ~favorite by three to one over the
field. At the start Fantasia had the pole.
Lady Don next and Sunshine outside. In
the lower turn Lady Don cut around and
took the lead. Fantasia and Sunshine
both breaking. On the back stretch Lady
led by a half q dozen lengths, but at the
half Fantasia came w On Lady's wheel,
Sunshine a half q dozen lengths back. Lady
Don let out again in the upper u and
opened a three length gap. In the home
stretch Fantasia made a u almost to
the wire and came out a length behind
Lady Don with Sunshine several lengths
behind. Time, 2:46.
Second heat-There was no pool selling
at all on this heat. Lady Don led all the
way around as before, with q wild gap
behind her, to the home stretch, where the
others came up and finished but q length
behind. Sunshine getting second place.
Time. 2:44.
Lady Doa took the lead at the start and
uelU IL 10 tu0 uuSoH, ~ 0AA0
feet half of the time. At the wire Lady
was winner by three lengths, Sunshine Sec
end from Lazy. back almost to distance.
Time, 2:43. This ended the days pro-
pramme. Much interest is conferred in the
81, 900 match race tomorrow, in which
the speedy Phil;psburg mare Mary Filley is
the most prominent contestant.
THE SHOOTING TOURNAMENT.
The second day the shooting tournament
resulted as follows:
Deer Lodge No. 1 and the Helenas tied
for first place on the $50 prise, getting 70
each out of q possible 100. In the shoot
ing off the Deer Lodge won.
Deer Lodge No. 2 got the second prize
$40, making Sc. and the Butte club got the
4 third prize, $25, making 81.
The Individual shoot for q consolatlon
purse Ut $50, Frank Conley, OF DeeI
Lodge, got first money, $35. making lo
out OF 10. James Connolly and Won
tied Tor second money. SIS, and divided:
Henneberry and Tatrue divided third
money, $40.
Other Raoes.
PACING ON A CORNER" BASIS.
SALT LAKE. August IT, Especial to Tit
| Miner.1-Some OF the local horsemen an
rr.narinv for a pacipp race between Blac1